Official: Somali security minister among 20 killed in explosion in western Somali town

NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia’s national security minister and at least 24 other people were killed in a suicide attack Thursday in western Somalia, and an extremist Islamic group with alleged links to al-Qaida claimed responsibility.

Medical officials: 20 killed in explosion in western Somalia town

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A medical official says 20 people have been killed in an explosion in a western Somali town.